Africa
Multiple Awards to be won as Africa SME Champions Forum 2022 sets New Record
For the first time in its 7 year history, the Africa SME Champions Forum is set to hold in Uganda....
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Microsoft fortifies partnership with AfDB to fast-track Africa Youth Entrepreneurship
Microsoft is expanding its partnership with the African Development Bank to support Africa’s youth entrepreneurs under the bank’s Youth Entrepreneurship...
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Investing in Innovation Africa announces $50,000 support for 30 African Health-Tech Startups
Investing in Innovation (i3), a pan-African support initiative for African health supply chain start-ups, has announced its first cohort of...
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OWIT-NIGERIA to host African Women Trade conference in Abuja
The Organisation of Women in Trade (OWIT), a trade and investment support organisation that works on improving the knowledge and...
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Call for Applications: #GoBigChallenge for African Entrepreneurs
Using the power of TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn; business owners will be expected to submit entries of how they scaled...
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African Development Bank Launches New Tools for SMEs to Tap Opportunities for Green Investment
The African Development Bank has released a series of toolkits to assist Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in tapping green...
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IFC, Global SME Finance Forum Awards recognise 4G Capital ‘Global Responsible Digital Innovator of the Year’
4G Capital, a market leading neobank powering micro and small business growth in Kenya and Uganda, received an Honourable Mention...
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Africa poised to become a global leader in FinTech
By Tapfuma Musewe and Kyle Hiebert Africa —one of the world’s least developed and often misrepresented regions— is leading the...
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Sanusi to dole out $12,000 SDG grant in advancement of Girl-Child Education, Women Empowerment
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Lamido Sanusi, has made a clarion call for the girl-child education...
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Call for Applications: USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge (up to $250,000 Grant)
United States African Development Foundation (USADF) is excited to request proposals for the USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge. Who can apply? ...
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